Reflection:
my choice for study and why.
For my
study I chose the topic of coming of age films in particular John Hughes
films. My aim is to discover why these
coming of age films were/are popular and relatable from the 80’s till the
present. As well as the impact they’ve
had; on other films, on individuals, on different generations of adolescents. I
came to this idea while brainstorming I thought of all the things I really
enjoy; books, films, shows, music, etc., and I thought of coming of age films
and books. Some of my favorite books are
categorized as coming of age books, such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower
and It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Then I tried to think of what I could do
with those books but nothing really worked, question wise. So then I thought
what about coming of age films. Which
brought to mind John Hughes, whose films “The Breakfast Club”, “Sixteen Candles”,
and “Pretty and Pink” are some of my favorite movies, and I had seen a
documentary about writer and director a while back talking about how his work
was so powerful for adolescents. So I was inspired to know why these types of
films continued to work for over three generations. Other than their humor and obvious story line appeal, I wanted to go deeper into how they stayed relevant and why they’re so
important. I’ve been brainstorming questions around my bigger main question
which I will proceed to answer through further inquiry.
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